COPD patients try 6-Week Self-Care plan to boost quality of life
NCT ID NCT07068269
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested a 6-week self-management program for people with COPD. The program included education, breathing exercises, walking, strength training, and relaxation techniques. Researchers measured quality of life, exercise capacity, and mood in 42 participants aged 40-65. The goal was to see if this program helps patients manage their condition better than routine physical therapy alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Self-management program (education, breathing exercises, walking, strength training, relaxation, nutrition advice)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could help people with COPD feel better day-to-day, breathe easier, and manage their condition more confidently.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 42 participants. The results may not apply to everyone with COPD, and the program requires consistent effort.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female * Age 40-65 years * Participants are eligible for the trial if they have an established diagnosis of COPD as defined by The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) criteria Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to participate in the exercise component of the SPACE for COPD programme due to neurological, locomotive or psychiatric disability * Unable to participate in the exercise component of the SPACE for COPD programme due to other comorbidities where exercise would be a contraindication (e.g., unstable angina)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Riphah Rehabilitation Clinic
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54700, Pakistan